PCBs documentary

Description: This 10 minute documentary details the history and present state of PCBs in Washington state and explores the problem and solution regarding reducing PCBs in our state and all throughout the country. In this documentary Senator Billig details out how Washington State can become a leader in reducing PCBs and protecting our natural treasures all over our nation.

Video description for visually impaired: You may watch a version of this documini with Audio Descriptions, as well:    • PCBs Documini with Audio Descriptions  . This video begins with pictures of chemicals being mixed in labs and moves into showing children all over the world eating while the narrator describes the history of PCBs. Through the history portion of the video various household items from the early 1900s are shown: Waffle makers, telephones, manufacturing plants and electrical outlets are shown. Then the young Senator Billig stands in front of a waterfall in Spokane Washington as he talks passionately about reducing PCBs. Finally, the video shows a flow chart of PCBs moving through the food chain and then accumulating in humans before ending with a view of a cliff near Bellingham Washington that overlooks the Samish Bay.